Susu Dobner (Communications)
susu@theprotocity.com
Susu Dobner studied Sociology in Vienna and Urban Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Interested in exploring crossroads of Urban Studies and Gerontology, her areas of interest and research are age-friendly city and community development. Now working as a researcher at the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) in Vienna (see ‘MyAccessibleEU’ project).
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Lukas Franta (Social Media)
lukas@theprotocity.com
Lukas studied Urban Planning in Vienna and holds a MSc degree in Urban Studies at the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on the spaces of protest and on citizen’s participation in urban planning processes. As a die-hard cyclist, Lukas’ interests includes the topic of biking in cities from a user perspective. Lukas learned to love biking as soon as he moved to Amsterdam, since when he explored numerous cities such as London and New York by bike, and contributing to the Suicide Cycle Tour. As a trained urban planner, he is very much interested in resistance and participation of citizens striving for a more accessible and equal city.
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Jolien Groot (External Affairs)
j.groot@uva.nl
Jolien Groot is lecturer in Social Geography and Urban Planning at the University of Amsterdam. She has a broad interest and an open mind, but is particularly intrigued by the development of startup-ecosystems and the on-demand economy. Thus far, she has done research on social capital in coworking spaces in Amsterdam and New York City.
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Leon van Keulen (Content Editor)
leon@theprotocity.com
Leon believes in the people centered city and is the creative father of the Suicide Cycle Tour. After having studied Social Sciences (Bsc) and Urban Studies (MSc) in Manchester, Hong Kong and Amsterdam, he tries to share his thoughts about the sustainable urbanity in his blogs on urban migration, socioeconomic dynamics and urban mobility. Leon loves to cycle through densely populated areas and got hit by a scooter, a car and a tram once for doing so. Apart from that, he admires the lives of migrants, who are able to build up their living in new environments with little resources. Now living in Frankfurt(Main), he focuses on analysing the city and developing concepts for his new environment.[/two_third_last]
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Jorn Koelemaij (Content Editor)
jorn@theprotocity.com
Jorn studied Human Geography and Urban Planning in Amsterdam and Manchester and finished his MSc in Urban Studies at the University of Amsterdam. He is currently employed at Ghent University as Academic Assistant and PhD Candidate. Jorn is particularly interested in spatial inequality and urban marginality, but also in globalisation and transforming politics, economies and cultures of cities. Travelling is one of his passions, so he often reports from different corners of our globe.[/two_third_last]
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Adam Nowek (Managing Editor)
adam@theprotocity.com
Adam, a former Vancouverite, is a professional photographer and an MSc candidate in Urban Studies at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, where his research focuses on high-rise residential towers. He also serves as a Copy Editor at Amsterdam Social Science. Adam is interested in visually capturing urban life and the buildings that serve as the backdrop of urban living. You can visit adamnowek.com to see his photography portfolios.[/two_third_last]
Stephan Valenta (Founder and Chief Editor)
stephan@theprotocity.com
Born and raised in Amsterdam, Stephan took the initiative for the ProtoCity blog in April 2012, seeing the need for an accessible publishing platform for young academics. He wrote his master thesis at the University of Amsterdam on mobility transitions with a comparison of bicycle activism in Amsterdam and Berlin. Currently he is working for the Amsterdam Region Transport Authority. Stephan is interested in the obscure: cities which receive little attention, but which have a fascinating story are one of his favourite non-academic subjects to write about.
Contributing Authors
Margot Abord, Donya Ahmadi, Reza Shaker Ardekani, Ryan Bellinson, Jeltsje de Blauw, Marten Bolt, Marco Bontje, Daniela Brose, Katie Brown, Gerald Brugman, Kim Carlotta von Schönfeld, Edward Carmody, Freke Caset, Miroslav Damyanov, Michiel Dekker, Tessa Dikker, Grant Diamond, Molly Fitzpatrick, Steffen Fokkema, Afra Foli, Ymkje Galama, Matt Gardner, Wietze Gelmers, Iris van Gent & Pauline Schijf, Calum Gill-Quirke, Nicole de Groot, Koko Herder, Paula Hernandez, Wilbert den Hoed, Ramon Holle, Cody Horstenbach, Louise de Hullu, Matthew Thomas Imperato, Galuh S. Indraprahasta, Freek Janssens, Beth Jarret, Daniel Kipp, Meric Kirmizi, Robert C. Kloosterman, Rothar Kolesa, Thijs Koolmees, Monte Königs, Kees Krul, Florian Langstraat, Philip Lawton, Valerie van Lieshout, Matheus Lima, Nora Lindstrom, Benedict McAteer, Maarten Markus, Pablo Moran, Rosanne Nieuwesteeg, Karin de Nijs, Thijs Olthof, Catherine Papageorgiou, Fred Paxton, Marta Perrone, Dionne Poulussen, Tena Prelec, Jan Rath, Skadi Renooy, Maaike Reynaert, Erik van Rijn, Patricia Roach, Isabella Rossen, Bas van Rossum & Jate Bleeker, Fernando Salcedo, Martijn Sargentini, Viktoria Scheifers & Dominique Peck, Michael Schwind, Jordi van Seventer, Matt Smith, Eline Splinter, Michael Stuart-Fox, Dominic Teodorescu, Anouk Tersteeg, Fune Tsuka, Katherine VanHose, Jacco Visser, Ilze Wessels, Barend Wind, Yuki Yamamoto, Zayed Zeadat.
